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Head of Massachusetts Department of Public Health diagnosed with coronavirus

The commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner Monica Bharel said she was tested for the virus Thursday and received the results Friday. She said she is experiencing mild symptoms. “I want to notify the public that I have tested positive for COVID-19,” Bharel said in a statement.… Read More »

Doctors Are Hoarding Unproven Coronavirus Medicine by Writing Prescriptions for Themselves and Their Families – ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A nationwide shortage of two drugs touted as possible treatments for the coronavirus is being driven in part by doctors inappropriately prescribing the medicines for family, friends and themselves, according to pharmacists and… Read More »